I have a friend who reverses the proportions of lemon and sugar in his
meringue. Wonderfully tart. He's not a poet, though. Knits, instead:
seriously.
> Well, there we are. I'd like t think that some of us use less sugar, &
> therefore provide a bit of a bitter bite....
>
> Doug
> On 9-Apr-08, at 5:03 AM, David Bircumshaw wrote:
>
>> "If you're asking me, and I'd understand entirely if you preferred not
>> to, poetry is a bit like a lemon meringue - I'm aware of it, I know my
>> missus likes it, but, given the choice, I'm always happy to give it a
>> miss.
>> My life is largely untroubled by poetry."
>
> Douglas Barbour
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> Latest books:
> Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy)
> http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664
> Wednesdays'
> http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-from-aboveground-press_10.html
>
>
> A little planet blues, for the
> deathwatch.
> A season of rictus riffs.
>
> Dennis Lee
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